Producer/electronic music artist and DJ Gosteffects has developed a reputation for a an anthemic club sound that employs layers of propulsive and glitchy synths, swirling electronics, room-rattling bass and drums, and mechanized vocal samples. In […]
Tag: Chicago IL
The Chicago-based duo of Greta Rochelle and Jack Armando formed My Gold Mask around their mutual love of Italian Giallo cinema, mystery movies, and the dimly-lit warehouse district of their hometown where their rehearsal space is located. Their 2009 self-titled, […]
https://scache.vevo.com/m/html/embed.html?video=USUV71400937&playerType=embedded Although they’re now based in Los Angeles, the Stewart brothers – Sam and Django – grew up in the UK and pursued different musical paths as Sam was in Blondelle and Django was with […]
The Chicago, IL-based quartet of Raiders of the Lost Art specialize in a sound that’s highly unusual for most indie rock bands – hell, for most acts these days as it’s heavily inspired by jazz; […]
A Q&A with Adele Nichols, a.k.a. Axons
Chicago-based songwriter and producer Adele Nichols started her latest project Axons, after a moment of profound and frightening loss – the sort of loss that would be initially difficult to comprehend for those who take their […]
After the release of the Chicago, IL-based psych rock band Secret Colours heir debut self-titled effort and their sophomore effort, Peach, the band went through a massive reshuffling of their lineup within a relatively short period of time that […]
As a student at the Berklee College of Music, Josh Siegel told one of his professors that he was going to quit school, return back to Chicago and start a band. And this professor quickly replied: “don’t procrastinate.” […]
White Mystery, the Chicago, IL-based sibling duo of Alex White and Francis Scott Key White will be releasing their Dubble Dragon, their 20 song, 2 CD opus on their anniversary on April 20th. And from […]
The Chicago, IL-based Speck Mountain’s founding members, Marie-Claire Balabanian and Karl Briedrick are self-described “musical soul mates,” who apparently lived parallel lives in Los Angeles and Detroit respectively before they met in New York in the early 2000s. The duo […]
I have to admit that as a blogger, there is something about discovering new music and letting the world know about it, and then having others dig what I’ve dug is a unique pleasure – […]
The original lineup of the West Roxbury, MA-based trio Sleepyhead was formed 25 years ago in a basement room at the Brittany Dorms on the NYU campus. That lineup which was comprised of Rachael McNally […]
Today has inadvertently turned into psych rock day thanks to Soundcloud and an absolutely fantastic track by Chicago’s Secret Colours. In any case, check out “Outta Mind,” a single from the Seattle, WA-by-way-of Dallas and […]
When the Chicago, IL-based psych rock band Secret Colours released their debut self-titled effort and their sophomore effort, Peach, the band was a sextet. However, within a relatively short period of time in the band’s history, the band went […]
Chicago-based songwriter and producer Adele Nichols started her latest project Axons, after a moment of profound and frightening loss. Nichols was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2011; however, last year Nichols’ condition had worsened to […]
When the Chicago, IL-based Secret Colours released their debut, self-titled effort and their sophomore effort Peach last year, they were a sextet, which is a somewhat unusual setup for most indie rock bands. But between those releases and the announcement […]